Marseille vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (14 January)

The second most successful club in the Coupe de France with 10 titles, Marseille does not make an impression in the competition in its recent past. He has not been crowned since 1989 and has not reached the final since the 2015-2016 edition. OM will want to break the spell on the current financial year. At the start of the campaign, he inflicted a correction on AS Saint-Etienne 0-4 on the road, three weeks ago. The club from the Marseille city, 2nd in the Ligue 1 standings, is approaching this round of 16 on a good note. He has been undefeated in all competitions for several weeks, 5 wins, 1 draw, and traveled to Rennes on Saturday after crushing Le Havre 5-1 to kick off the new year.

 Lille has the firm intention of passing the obstacle of the round of 16, the stage of the competition which saw its elimination in the last two editions. To do this, the winner of the 2010-2011 edition will first have to get the better of Marseille three weeks after beating Rouen National 1; 0-1 at the start of the course. Since then, LOSC, undefeated in all competitions for three and a half months and ranked 4th in Ligue 1, have been held on home soil by Nantes 1-1 at the start of the year. He traveled to Auxerre on Friday with the hope of winning again. 

Marseille presents itself without the usual absentees such as the undesirable Mbemba and the seriously injured Carboni and Moumbagna. At the same time, Roberto De Zerbi could still do without the Kondogbia framework which he placed in central defense, the replacement full-back Lirola and the attacking midfielder Harit (2 goals in Ligue 1), plagued by injuries. Recent recruit Luiz Felipe as central defender is in doubt, having not played competitively for several months. As in the previous round, the coach could line up his typical team against a big chunk of France. Lille coach Bruno Genesio cannot use his starting right back Tiago Santos, defender Umtiti and young winger Fernandez-Pardo. All are still injured when midfielder Bentaleb, victim of heart problems, has not yet been used this season.

Replacement midfielder E. Mbappé is getting closer to a return but his team is still lacking. In the opposite direction, starting winger Zhegrova with 8 goals in all competitions should be back. The winter transfer window saw the departures of the unused Zedadka and the young defender Touré. It remains to be seen whether Mannone, started by his coach in the round of 32, will be returned to goal.